Tried playing an audio file and would not play
Bug #21011 reported by
Ron Strenger
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| audiofile (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
|
Medium
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
When I go to www.unknowncoun
link, LISTEN NOW, it starts to load and then prompts me that some plugins are
missing!! WHY don't you just install these multimedia plugins by default?? WHY
do I as a user have to work on my OS before getting to use it?? I thought an OS
was suppose to make ones life easier and not harder?? Yah... those plugins don't
come with windows... but at least when I click on something, it offers me to install
it on demand and viola! I'm up and running in seconds! But not in most Linux
distros!Though some distros are starting to realize that people surf the web and
play audio files and video files!
Revision history for this message
| Matt Zimmerman (mdz) wrote | #1 |
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In some cases, the owners of the plugins do not allow them to be redistributed.
In other cases, they are not compatible with Linux. In other cases, they
contain patented technology which would require that someone pay royalties for
their use.
I know this is probably not the simple answer that you hoped for, but there are
reasons why free operating systems share this problem. We didn't simply
overlook this need.